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Allyson Young Schwartz (born October 3, 1948) is the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, serving since 2005. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes parts of Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia. She is also National Chair for Recruitment and Candidate Services for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Early life, education and career
Schwartz was born in Queens, New York, to Everett and Renee (née Perl) Young. Her mother left Vienna in 1938 after Germany annexed Austria and came to the United States, where she settled at a Jewish foster home in Philadelphia. Her father was a dentist in Flushing, Queens, and a veteran of the Korean War. She has a brother, Neal, and two sisters, Nancy and ...

U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz (PA-13) joined U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, City Council President Darrell Clarke, representatives of the Center City District and SEPTA, and Philadelphia labor officials for the groundbreaking of a $50 million investment to renovate Dilworth Plaza in Philadelphia. Schwartz regularly communicated with Sec. LaHood to secure $15 million for this critical investment.
This project will create more than 900 construction jobs with $22 million in wages over the 27 months of the project. By early ...

Pundits don't think Democrats have much chance to take back the House of Representatives this year, but suddenly their party is finding reasons to hope they might actually pull it off.
Democratic sources said a big cause for optimism is that the 2012 recruitment class, which the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will announce later Thursday, has reached an impressive 75 candidates for open and GOP-held seats.
"Strong Democratic candidates have now stepped forward in 75 Republican and open districts -- more than we ever could have predicted or imagined," said Rep. Steve Israel ...

Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) sent her "doc fix" proposal to the Congressional supercomittee yesterday to amend Medicare's physician payment system, according to a report from The Hill.The proposal would replace a 27.4 percent cut to physician payments, which are scheduled to begin Jan. 1, with a six-year transition period with fixed payment updates. HHS would be responsible for developing at least four payment systems physicians could choose from.Under Rep. Schwartz's proposal, payments would remain flat in 2012 and increase annually by 0.5 percent for specialists from 2013-2016.
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